408 GRAY LADY AND THE BIRDS 
“These birds belong to the tribe of Warblers; afew do 
really warble, but for the majority the Lispers would be 
a more appropriate title. Listen! there comes a little 
call now, as if the bird had kept his beak half closed, 
‘Sweet-sweetie-sweazy !’ and a bird of light build and no 
larger than a Chippy flits backward from the twig where 
he was perching and alights on one below, following in 
his flight one of the insects of which he is a valiant de- 
stroyer, as he belongs really to both the order oi Tree 
Trappers and Sky Sweepers. 
“Now is your chance; he is at rest for a moment; look 
at him,—black of back, head, and breast, some salmon- 
red feathers on wings and tail, and the sides of breast 
rich, pure salmon, and the belly white. What a brave 
little uniform, almost the Oriole colours. One of the Wise 
Men who has met the Redstart in his winter home in 
Cuba says that there he is called ‘Candelita, the little 
torch that flashes in the gloomy depth of tropical forests.’ 
“There is nothing secluded about him, however, except 
the depths of shade where he feeds and weaves his nest, in 
texture much like the Vireo’s. His mate is also a very 
dainty bird, but his flame colour and black is replaced 
by pale yellow and gray. 
“The Redstart is a bird to know in May and June, 
though it does not leave until early in October. 
The Summer Yellowbird 
“From the apple trees or shrubs near the house 
comes a cheerful lisping song that constantly declares 
that life up among the leaves is ‘Sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet- 
sweeter,’ ending this remark by a warble full of melody. 
